The day Cullera Civil Guard agents arrested José Antonio AC on August 10, 2021, nearly eight months before the boy was killed, for abusing him, the only information provided by the ex-wife of the patricide was that he was in a divorce. . He also spoke with questions in the police risk assessment (VPR) questionnaire, the same questionnaire that was presented to all victims of sexist violence at the time of the complaint. measures based on the likelihood of repeated attacks, the alcoholism of her ex-husband, the brutal abuse she suffered, and the fact that she has a psychiatric problem due to the treatment she did not receive.
But there was more. He answered with a resounding yes to the items that determined that the spiral of violence was triggered. It said there was “exaggerated jealousy”, “controlling behavior”, “harassing behavior”, “disrespect for authority or its representatives” and “an increase in aggression or escalation of threats in the past six months”.
psychiatric disorder and alcohol
Also, she has a minor in her care, has a criminal record (she was arrested for drunk driving two months ago), and that her husband has a mental problem that caused him to see a psychiatrist.
After the VPR survey was completed, the conclusion thrown by the system – it is automatic and works with algorithms based on parameters set over years and the accumulation of experience – was that there was a “moderate risk” of relapse in Aggression. And the representative expressed that, in this case, his opinion coincided with the measurement of form (the system allows to increase the risk if the evaluator sees something beyond the answers).
He warned, however, that the “specific combination of indicators” identified in the interview—alcohol consumption, escalation of control, harassment and threats, psychiatric history, …
Therefore, he pointed to the case as “particularly relevant”, meaning the application of a separate procedure as it were, thus pointing to this phenomenon assuming that “severe repetition resulting in the death of the victim should be multiplied by eight”. should not escape the notice of the “judicial and financial authority”.
When she was offered to request a protection order, she agreed and openly said at the time that she was “feared that he might attack her”.